When purchasing the 90° micro USB OTG with power adapter like the one recommended at the start of this video. Make sure you get a left angle one. Right angle angle ones are no good as they block the HDMI port when inserted into Nintendo mini console.

@TuckJD

2 жыл бұрын

Do you think this would work with a split otg cord? I have one on my playstation classic that works off of one

@gregsmith9183

2 жыл бұрын

@@TuckJD yes

@hulkhuggett

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ty-fighter9969

Жыл бұрын

MVP Comment. I’m ordering this as a birthday present. That delay would’ve been a bummer.

@suzyk8913

Жыл бұрын

thankyou so much, I didnt think about that. I think I ordered both.

Because of you and your videos I was able to mod my SNES mini & PS classic. Thank you so much 🙏 You made a 90s game collectors dream come true. Absolute Legend.

Excellent tutorial, I can't wait to try it. I had my snes modified by a guy at work but half the games stopped working and some never started so my system has been collecting dust. I'm looking forward to at least trying to make it work again.

Guide was useful and very helpful. The only detail I feel was left out was what to do if you want to do the process again. For example do I need to install the kernal every time I connect? Or after that's done is it a simple job of plugging in the SNES mini and synchronizing any new games added. Also do I have to turn the system on when I plug in the USB, things like that. It showed the initial steps but not what to do if I want to add more after. Or on repeat USB plug ins. Additionally going over some of the options that hackchi has would also be nice. To tell people what each one does. Great way to close out all this info.

Glad you're back to uploading. Great video as always.

One thing that may be worth covering is adding additional borders, I found a really nice Trinitron border that makes the SNES/NES and even MD mini all seem a little more palatable when playing on a modern screen. Then there's obviously the Retroarch stuff for SNES/NES games that don't automatically run on Canoe but I imagine you'll cover that in the other video. (think there was also a shortcut to boot any game in Retroarch, so you don't need to edit the command line in HAkchi but it's been that long since I worked on my minis I can't remember. )

Thanks for the updated version. Starting from scratch again cause I wanted the new version and to clean things up a bit . 👍

@anthonystafford8099

Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to just restore the original game list? I bought a snes classic and it has hakchi as the opening screen… I just wanna play the games that are supposed to be there.. can it be fixed to just plain old original games? I’d really appreciate any help.

@CalebDill80

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonystafford8099I’m wondering the same thing man.

i didnt expect the art and description to come automatically, thats nice

Youre the man! Totally worked, snes isnt bricked (yay!) and now I'm getting some real use out of my snes mini again.

I appreciate you making updated how to videos. ^__^

I’m still using the 2018 version of hackchi. Everything works perfectly fine. I had to buy a replacement for my Super NES Classic Edition after leaving mine behind at a former lover’s house. The process for transferring ROMs to the little games machine is fairly simple once you download enough ROMs from websites.

Glad to see a new video out from you!

Thank you for the “keep retrying the kernel” part to the video. I thought something was wrong with mine.

@85candanoza

2 жыл бұрын

Mine does nothing after holding reset and plugging in.

@nicky85926

4 ай бұрын

@@85candanozasame, did you figure it out

@85candanoza

4 ай бұрын

@nicky85926 I gave up left it without modding it

My Bro is Back!!!!!! Good to see ur videos again fam. Can u do a tutorial for the systems that is already Hacked? And how the process would go for updating ur system from using internal HDD to USB.

@Restalgia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I have a massive list of videos coming up. Finally getting back into the swing of things. I have a video showing you how to add additional consoles coming up in the next couple of days for already hacked consoles.

@darrinsledge9928

2 жыл бұрын

@@Restalgia.....Man I can't wait, and always a fan of ur channel. definitely looking forward to it, it was definitely a drought in my time-line without ur videos.

Just did this to my nes classic. So awesome. I'm glad I kept all my nes files from my old android tablet. Please create a video showing how to add cheat modules for games. I need game genie cheats.

Well done, you use the same OTGs I use and I too use a 64gb not that I need it, you can have the entire NES,FDS,SNES,GB,GBC,GBA and VB library for 6GB of space. I'm actually at the point where I am looking into Satella View BS-X roms and trying to figure out Super Game Boy support a video on that would be cool. But top man Steve for doing this.

thanks for the tutorial. Initially I got an i/o error trying to mod my european snes mini through a usb3 port, but a usb2 port did the trick!!

Thanks for the guide! When plugging in your SNES after having already done your initial plug-in, do you need to do the whole have-power-on-and-hold-reset thing every time after that?

Great video! However when I am trying to put it into FEL mode i follow the instructions but don’t get a flashing light and nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong?

Good video, but you forgot to mention that if they put the portable version right onto the USB drive that they can use linked export to save a lot of time.

Thank you for this video. One question - when you load up other new games, are you able to apply the screen filter/crt to these games as well?

Muchísimas gracias por la actualización / thank you very much for the update, Hi from Colombia!!!!!

Thank you so much! I did this in the current year 2024 and this guide still helped me a lot and now my snes mini is hacked.

Great video. What websites do you recommend for uploading ROMs?

I wish i had one :) Clear and simple explanation, this is very easy to follow and understand. Thank you.

@preamstrikbiz0

2 жыл бұрын

If you can wait out on Mercari , offerup, eBay or Craigslist for a loose one with either one or both controllers for less then $65 , jump on it . I’m onto my 18th snes Classic rn I buy these when they are in that ball park and then mod them and give them to friends and family as gifts

@luciousthomas6141

2 жыл бұрын

@@preamstrikbiz0 Really? I have two snes classics right now. One modded and the other I keep stock. I only have one nes classic right now and I want another one. I say really because when I went to buy my second snes classic I got burned on Amazon and got a fake. I returned it and got a refund, but I bought another one that ended up being real. I’ve seen them on Mercari but I was afraid to pull the trigger because I’m afraid of getting burned.

@TheDainerss

2 жыл бұрын

You can get the same experience with a RaspberryPi, the RetroPi software and a case that looks just like the NES or SNES mini. Ebay, Amazon and many other auction sites carry Pi cases that look exactly like these mini consoles. You can have the whole thing setup in about an hour. And do not be concerned that there will be playability difference because the Nintendo Minis run the exact same emulator that RetroPi uses, so the gameplay is identical.

@luciousthomas6141

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDainerss Nice man. Hey look I was thinking about getting one for the TG-16. I have a TG-16 Mini but since no one has put out a safe hack for it yet. It may never be safe to hack. The TG-16 Mini is cool but it's a lot of stuff missing from it that I would like to add from the TG-16 library. So i was thinking about getting a RaspberryPi. What's your suggestions on that. Which one should I get? Which website should I get it from?

@TheDainerss

2 жыл бұрын

@@luciousthomas6141 Always go for the latest Pi you can. I run mine on the RaspberryPi 4B w. 8GB of memory. Right now all suppliers are having a hard time getting them, so you will have to shop around as supply changes on an almost daily basis. Adafuit, Canakit and Pishop are where I go, but again, stock is the problem right now so you may have to widen your net for one in stock.

Good guide. I have a question, is it possible to return to the state of the original console or are these changes irreversible?

i hacked mine years ago but i set my hackchi on desktop instead of taskbar (for no real reason just to change where the icon is cuz i wanted it some place different) and it COMPLETELY messed up my hackchi, now when you click on it it can't find the file path and starts up like it's brand new. is there any way to fix this? it's been this way for like almost a year and i never found a solution ...

Great video. Only issue is after you click the add more games button, you seem to go straight to the games list and miss the actual button you clicked to show the games. Not sure if anyone else had that issue.

@Restalgia

Жыл бұрын

You need to source your own game files. The application does not come with any games for legal reasons

@2323Boog

Жыл бұрын

How do you source your own games? I also missed that part to

Where did you buy the OGT adapter at? The link that you give in the description is the wrong one?

Thank you for this tutorial! I kept getting the reboot error but it finally worked after my 4th try. Thanks for adding that note - otherwise I would have probably given up

@adrianfitzpatrick4638

3 ай бұрын

Same here.

Hello, thanks for the clear instructions. Does this hack work in the same for Famicom mini and Super Famicom mini (NES and SNES Japan versions) too?

Greatly appreciated video man

What about input lag? did you have any problem with it? Ive been searching the best way to play SMW, can you do a video to test the input lag with this configuration. Thanks!!

Is there a setting where you don't see the folder with the letter then you go in to see the games? Can't you have the box art showing like it does when it's stock?

Pristine and concise tutorial, gkt mine homebrewed in about 20 minutes all thanks to you pal. 🎉

Have you found a good hack for the PC Engine/ TurboGrafx 16 mini yet? Hackchi or Project Lunar? And which do you prefer in 2022 for the Genesis Mini?

Great videos!! But I just added some more games and they are working fine but I can no longer access the save menu while in the middle of a game. Any suggestions?

i had use the no bottom icons mod because i thought it would let me add more games per folder but i was still getting C8 error anyway, i went down to 40 items in 2 folders and still got a random C8 error when clicking into a folder. Went down to 35 items per folder and so far no C8's yet

@MadFranko008

2 жыл бұрын

Personally I have found the following way is the best method to avoid getting C8 errors on the SNES Mini and it also allows me to have on average between 50 to 60 items per folder and never run into a C8 error... (can't even recall the last I did see a C8 error on my SNES Mini and I have well over 2000 games added to it)... :-) First thing you need to add is the "No Thumbnails" hmod which gets rid of those tiny pointless thumbnail on the SNES Mini's main GUI for selecting and launching games. This frees up some of the limited system resources that the SNES Mini's GUI has and without it then you will most likely to run into C8 errors if you try to add more than around 35 items per folder... Second thing to note is, never have anything less than 4 items in a folder as this WILL cause C8 errors to occur quite randomly and infrequently. By "items" that means both folders and files/ games. For example if you have a folder that only has 3 games or less inside it (not including the "Back" button icon) then when you go into that folder and come back out of it things might seem ok at first but then when you into other folders with lots more games and suddenly up pops a C8 error you then think that you must have too many games in that folder and that is the cause of the C8 error, when in fact it's not the cause... Having 3 items or less in folder messes up the SNES Mini GUI system (that could be 3 games or a combination of for example two games and another sub folder etc...) but 3 items or less while it wont usually throw up a C8 error in that folder or if you come out of the folder and thinks seem to be ok, you will notice that going in and out of other folders after that you will probably have a dreaded C8 error... Simple rules really to allow you to add up to 60 games/ items per folder and not see a C8 error... Install the "NoThumbnails" hmod and never have a folder with anything less than 4 items in it (in fact try to have at least 8 to 12 items per folder just to be sure).... ;-) PS: Also remember that if you use the SNES Mini's built in save states/ Suspend Point Lists then each on of those used also affects how many items you can safely have in a folder as they too eat into the limited resources of the Mini's GUI...

I installed the games and it works fine, but they do not appear with the backgrounds or screen frames. How do you put the backgrounds so that they look like the games that come by default?

Hi! This video was very clear to understand, but I have problems. When I connect my NES to the TV with the cables coming out with the console, the console turns on. But when I connect it to the PC it doesn't work, and every time I try to install the Kernel, Hakchi tells me "Nes Mini not found". Why does it do this?

@kombidude

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure your cable can translateis data

5 stars! Thank you so much man!

I did everything right, the usb drive I used was the one that came with the mini. But when I plugged it back into the TV to turn it on it didn't display the folders and the games i added. Update: Got it working, I just did what you did with the folder names which was probably why it didn't work for me before.

I seem to keep hitting the restart issue. I've opened the firewall and it's still stalling out. By chance do you have any additional tips?

If you just add a few games to the console do you still need to add retroarch? Or can they just run with the emulator already on the console? Also, if I just add a few more games to the root what is the limit of games if I don't use any folders.

But how do I get the games into the folders? Like emulator sites?

Do the games have to go in a separate folder as I’d prefer them all in one line like the originals?!?! Great video by the way I’m totally computer illiterate so was bang on for me

When exporting to the USB drive, should the USB drive be connected to the Mini or directly to the PC?

Perfect timing as I just got a snes classic

Can you use the same usb to save nes games and snes games together or should i get a individual usb to each console mini?

Can I use this to get game boy games on the SNES classic? And can I save progress through the machine as the save batteries are dead in the games

How would you run the games off a USB, and power the mini at the same time? They both use the same MicroUSB port.

I was having trouble installing the kernal (tried a million times all different ways), I just left it plugged in when the pop up came up saying "your device is taking too long" and eventually it recognized it and installed successfully!

Can we update Hackchi if we already have a previous version installed? Also is the Select + Down reset shortcut not available anymore?

Another thing to do if your device times out. Try adding your Hakchi to your windows firewall exceptions.

@judebailey

Жыл бұрын

I know how to add an exception, though I do not know what file or what to choose to add it to the exceptions. What I mean by that is that what do I pick? Do I choose file, and click where I installed hakchi? Or do I choose another option?

Hi Steve...great vid once again..jst a quick question...i had to purchase a japanese snes mini...will this matter with regards to the mod? thanks for takin time to answer man...

@Restalgia

2 жыл бұрын

Nope not at all. Hakchi is compatible with US, European and Japan versions. Process doesn't change either. Happy modding!

@stubbs43dylan6

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks once again sir... btw...have you ever looked at the atari flashback x? I'd love to know if there's a mod for that one...😊

Does anyone know how to fix the controller ports after modding? For some reason when I unmod it and keep original games only the controllers will start to work

I'd like to install each and every SNES game in existence. Due to the internal memory of the mini SNES being limited, I'd like to see how to insert an external SD card. Do you have a video about that?? Much love, Dante.

I have JP version of Snes mini called Super Famicom mini (SFC mini), does this method apply to the JP version?

I have a question my SNES has been moded with Hackchi already. Can I just put roms on a flash drive and use an otg cable to be able to play my roms I put on the flash drive simple as that without hooking up my SNES to a computer and going through the Hackchi process again?

thank you! worked like a charm!

Been having a real hard time trying to flash my snes. System came modded so i dont have the original kernel and dont know what version they used. I get as far as "taking too long to reboot". Im getting a new labtop tomorrow. Hoping the new version of hakchi will work on that one.

Hi champ, do you have or can you assist me with a issue… I have a C8 error on my mini snes from last year and have just left sitting… how do you revert beck to stock or get rid of my c8 error??? Please help 🙏🙏

@Restalgia

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, so this means you have too many games on the menu. I think you can have about 60-65 or so games within a menu/folder before you get this error. All you need to do is go back into hakchi and restructure your folders so you don't have any more then 60 games in each folder.

what if i dont have games in current games collection? But in the same time when i start up console on my tv all orginal games are there but on Hakchi there no any trace of them at all, same with all other collections.

Thanks for sharing. I got through most of the steps but when I click the “add more games” I can’t find that library of games that shows up on your video. Do those come in one of the folders with the Hakchi download?

@pplscomp2

2 жыл бұрын

You have to find the ROMs yourself

@robwaters8848

Жыл бұрын

It's searching your system (PC) for games that have been downloaded or retrieved prior to modding the console. You have to obtain them yourself by whatever legal means you have access to.

@dr.dazzle5183

Жыл бұрын

Wheres a safe site to get roms

i previously moded my snes mini with an older version of hakchi like 2 years ago. Do i have to do the moding process again with the new version? thanks

Does Hakchi also include the games as well? and if not where would be a safe place to download the games ?

@jasonboaz2210

Жыл бұрын

This is a need to know point!

Do the game roms for additional games download with Hakchi or do I need to find them somewhere else

when using a USB drive as you did, can you take a save from a gbc pokemon game I currently use on emulator and transfer it onto the SNES classic, + vice versa. I would love to play classic pokemon games on the SNES classic because of the great d-pad the SNES uses, but then transfer that onto my emulator so I can use that for my Pokemon Stadium playthrough.

I can't seem to get Mario all stars to load on my mini snes. Just get a black screen an this is the game I wanted most. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks for the video it's really helpful.

What is the process of connecting the console to the pc? After you have installed the mod etc....Like I want to update ot add to my library

One thing I didn't get from the video, if I am downloading directly to the console (not to usb drive) what happens after loading the games I want (but before connecting to my tv)? Do I power off the mini console, do I have to tell the program to disconnect it, do I just disconnect the usb cable, etc.?

@Restalgia

2 жыл бұрын

After it's successful in transferring the games, you just power off the console, disconnect and off you go

Two questions: The adapter is USB-C to what? And at 8:05 you say ”If you already have the games” and go down that route, but where do you find a list of the games it’s possible to add if you don’t have any? Thanks.

@rainmaker709

11 ай бұрын

If you are talking about the adapter at 1:42, it is not USB-C. It is an adapter that has regular USB on one side and BOTH MicroUSB in and MicroUSB out. The reason for this is so that you can have both a USB drive plugged in as well as the regular cord as it is also the way the console is getting power. They are called a "OTG Adapter". As far as the games go, you have 2 options: 1. There is hardware that you can buy to dump the software from your personal cartridges onto your computer as roms. In most countries this is legal as the laws have exceptions for "backup and archival" or in some for "format shifting". This is the ONLY LEGAL way to acquire these files in those countries and and in most others, they are illegal period. There are a few that have no IP laws. This is rare. 2. Steal them. This is illegal. Nobody here is going be stupid enough to point you to them in a YT comment as that is also illegal. That said, they are not hard to find if you look as roms are very common.

@BrazilAdventure

11 ай бұрын

@@rainmaker709 very helpful, thank you.

Is there a way to backup the kernel before flashing?

Can you explain how I get to the game list, if I don’t already have them saved in a folder. I got lost after the “add more games”. Than you talked about already have the games saved to your PC. But I am not sure how to get to the games that can be added SNES.

what if I want to add another batch of games? do I need to flash the kernel again or do I just add games and sync after? thanks for the video!

@Artur-xd6ve

Жыл бұрын

i THINK you have to flash the kernel again

I got the while library of ROMs downloaded but none of them came with box art unfortunately. Hoping to find one that does instead of manually adding over 800 images. Thoughts?

I just cannot get the usb to load from the adaptor, ive tried a couple of different adaptors, im using external power i just cant get games to show up that are on the usb, any ideas?

I get a message saying custom kernel is out of date, would you like to update it? When I click yes, it then says please wait while your mini is rebooting....but it never reboots itself and I can't continue. Any ideas what is going wrong?

You can make an image backup file of the original firmware first, before hacking/flashing the custom firmware! Always handy if something goes wrong or you wanna go back to the original state of the device. I highly recommend it.

@TheDainerss

2 жыл бұрын

I second this, also if for any reason you want to get rid of it or give it to someone, you may want to return it to defaults and having a backup is a quick way to do that.

@jasonfox3373

2 жыл бұрын

Hackchi has a copy of the stock kernel. Click "factory reset" under kernel. It was so nice to have, because I don't know how to flash the mini!

@jg2722

Жыл бұрын

How do you do that

@heinxr-_-3156

Жыл бұрын

How do I exactly do this?

Any way to suspend: go back to the menu without hitting the reset button? Say by pressing the start and select buttons?

Are you able to add patches onto game files using hakchi? I'm trying to add Kaizo games

I dont get the pop up that is installing the drivers onto the PC. Not sure if its not working because windows 11 but it doesnt work.

How would I use this video if my NES was modded by someone else and I want to add more games? I mean I want to add more after it has been modded once, but I am not using the original mod application.

so how do you do the reset thing with the NES classic to upload games

Friend, I have SNES Mini, I went to restore it and choose the wrong kernel. When I turned it on it gave a black screen and the power light was blinking. What can I do to restore it to factory?

what is the wifi adaptor in the description for. Wifi controllers?

Hello, I tried to installed but when is time to add them I can’t seem to find the folder with the games at all.. Can anyone help?

I can’t get passed the timeout error. Must be a dozen times it gets to 11% then the boota message then tries rebooting and times out.

I bought an used European SNES mini already hacked with some roms on it. I wanna know if it is possible and how to do for this console I own to add NEW roms and delete the old roms it has, my target is to just put those I like. Can this method be used for this? Or do I need to do something different?

Is adding wifi to the mini still the same?

My Mini super nintendo is not registering with my computer. How do I reinstall the USB drivers so that it works

Can you help me, guys? I'm installing Hakchi for the first time in my Snes, but I'm having a Hard time. I'm having that "Your Mini is taking too long to reboot" problem. I did as he said in the video and tried again a few times and always the same. Now is Stuck at 85% and says "Booting Hakchi" and there has been for a long time. What do I do? Please. Edit: This only happens when I'm trying to install hakchi. But everytime I use the Hakchi app to restore form fabric the Snes it works perfectly fine.

so once you download the program are these games already in one of those folders or how do we find the games? trying to add Aladdin and not sure how

i didn't find an answer online (yt, reddit). so i'm curiously asking: what is the best emulation method for snes games when it comes to input lag? canoe, snes9x? if snes9x. which version is the most stable and reliable? thank you!

Quick question. With this new version of hakchi2, can I add games to a previously hacked snes mini or do I need to wipe it clean and do this whole process over again? I don’t have any of the roms I previously hacked it with and I have quiet a few but I just want to add maybe 20 more games. Does anyone know if I can just reflash it without clearing it all out ?

Hi, I'm having trouble adding new NES games to the NES Mini. When I added the game "Panic Dizzy NES" to hakchi2-ce-3.9.3 - the following message appeared: "Uses mapper #71 but this mapper is not supported by the NES Mini and the game will probably not start with the default emulatior. (. ..)". Then I noticed that the game freezes during the rogriffin. How to fix this problem?

I can't get past the kernel part ive done it 8 or 9 times now. It just says the same thing you showed. I even added it as an exception

What website do I go to to find the games to put on the super NES mini

Love ❤️ This Steve 🏁

I’m having an issue with it my kids in closer right? It starts up and it goes blank. Please advise how to restart again thank you